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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Waltham Forest 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| I.C.D. CAUSE HEADING | CAUSE OF DEATH | TOTAL (ALL AGES) | AGE GROUPS - MALES | AGE GROUPS - FEMALES | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 + | TOTAL MALES | UNDER 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 + | TOTAL FEMALES | |||
| B4 | Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| B5 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| B6(1) | Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B6(2) | Other tuberculosis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B11 | Meningococcal infection | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| B17 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| B18 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | |
| B19(1) | Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity etc. | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| B19(2) | Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| B19(3) | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 40 |
| B19(4) | Malignant neoplasm, intestine | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 45 |
| B19(5) | Malignant neoplasm, larynx | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| B19(6) | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 205 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 59 | 63 | 31 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 |
| B19(7) | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 60 |
| B19(8) | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| B19(9) | Malignant neoplasm, prostate | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 17 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B19(10) | Leukaemia | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 11 |
| B19(11) | Other malignant neoplasms | 149 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 71 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 78 | |
| B20 | Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B21 | Diabetes mellitus | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| B22 | Avitaminoses, etc. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B46( 1) | Other endocrine etc. diseases | 7 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 |
| B23 | Anaemias | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| B46(3) | Mental disorders | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| B24 | Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| B46(4) | Multiple sclerosis | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| B46(5) | Other diseases of nervous system | 26 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| B26 | Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 32 | - | - | - | I | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| B27 | Hypertensive disease | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 41 |
| B28 | Ischaemic heart disease | 646 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 34 | 112 | 116 | 97 | 367 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 22 | 96 | 158 | 279 |
| B29 | Other forms of heart disease | 173 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 20 | 85 | 109 |
| B30 | Cerebrovascular disease | 358 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 65 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 165 | 224 |
| B46(6) | Other diseases of circulatory system | 116 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 72 |
| B31 | Influenza | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| B32 | Pneumonia | 351 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 13 | 26 | 86 | 136 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | 25 | 175 | 215 |
| B33( 1) | Bronchitis and emphysema | 165 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 21 | 52 | 49 | 126 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 39 |
| B33(2) | Asthma | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| B46(7) | Other diseases of respiratory system | 30 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| B34 | Peptic ulcer | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| B35 | Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| B36 | Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| B37 | Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| B46(8) | Other diseases of digestive system | 30 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| B38 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B39 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B46(9) | Other diseases, genito-urinary system | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| B40 | Abortion | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| B46( 10) | Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| B46( 11) | Diseases of musculoskeletal system | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| B42 | Congenital anomalies | 22 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| B43 | Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| B44 | Other causes of perinatal mortality | 20 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| B45 | Symptoms and ill defined conditions | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| B47 | Motor vehicle accidents | 18 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| B48 | All other accidents | 41 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| B49 | Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| B50 | All other external causes | 2 | - | - | " | - | - | - | - | - | " | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| TOTALS | 3017 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 92 | 325 | 447 | 512 | 1473 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 161 | 336 | 906 | 1544 | ||